Human imagination is limitless.
They didn't feel the impact of Consort Shu's favored status in the harem too much, mainly because their treatment didn't decline because of Consort Shu's favor. Consorts Hui and Rong, even without Youqing, didn't receive any favor at that time.
The Fifth Prince was raised by the Empress Dowager, and Consort Yi was influenced by the favor bestowed upon the young Qing, but she would not discuss this matter with a child like the Fifth Prince.
The Crown Prince had no mother, and Yinzhen was the one who felt this most deeply. At that time, Consort Tong, who was still the Imperial Noble Consort, would talk about it all the time, and he heard it quite often.
The Seventh Prince was lame, and Consort Cheng had long been out of favor. This had little to do with Youqing, so he didn't know much about it.
The Eighth Prince was being cared for in Consort Hui's palace, so he wouldn't have felt it as deeply.
As they grew older, Consort Shu passed away, so they were not very clear about how Consort Shu had once been the most favored concubine in the harem.
Now, as they copy the Classic of Filial Piety, their minds are filled with thoughts of their imperial father's love-hate entanglement with a man. When they realize this, they can't help but shudder. It's too terrifying! They can't think about it anymore. How could their wise and mighty imperial father like a man?
At this time, Kangxi was unaware that after the Empress Dowager misunderstood that he liked men, his sons were also overthinking things, believing that he was entangled with a man.
Meanwhile, on Kangxi and Youqing's side, Kangxi stayed overnight again, which was no longer a strange occurrence.
Although Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Youqing were completely innocent every night, in the eyes of the servants who served them, their innocence had long been questioned.
Ten days or so later, the punishment of the naughty children for copying books was long gone. After this incident, they seemed to have behaved themselves a lot, but none of them could really settle down. Although they did not specifically investigate Kangxi's whereabouts, they still kept an eye on him from time to time.
The children were quite cautious, and they actually managed to uncover something.
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